April 29, 2014

Are you a library science student with an interest in medical libraries? Would you like to attend the Midwest Chapter Medical Library Association's Annual Meeting, October 10-14, 2014, in Bismarck, North Dakota? Apply for the Midwest MLA Student Annual Meeting Grant for FREE conference registration and $500 in expenses. There are 2 grants available - so tell your friends to apply too!

For an application and more information visit the Midwest Chapter's Awards page - the DEADLINE is May 16, 2014: http://midwestmla.org/committees/awards/

To learn more about the conference, visit: http://midwestmla.org/conference2014/

March 9th until March 25th - Librarians select titles in their specialties

March 30th until April 15th - Librarians score titles and pick the Essential Purchase Titles in their specialties. (However, the system will notify librarians to begin scoring in a specialty as soon as all of the librarians have made their selections in that specialty, so some specialties are done in a much shorter time frame.)

July 5, 2011

Invitation to final session of Health Sciences Librarianship class @ St. Kate's

You are invited to join us for the final class session of "Health Sciences Librarianship" for the St Catherine University Master of Library and Information Science program on Saturday, July 23, 2011 from 10am-1pm (light refreshments will be served).

The four students will be presenting their final project: designing an information service to meet the needs of selected health professional clients. Presentations will be followed by a general discussion about trends in health sciences libraries from multiple perspectives.

September 13, 2010

Invitation to Attend 2010 Mayo Clinic Libraries Retreat

Dear HSLM Colleagues,

This is an invitation to attend two special sessions that are occurring on the first day of the 2010 Mayo Clinic Libraries "All Sites Retreat" on Monday, October 11, 2010 in Rochester. The sessions described below will be held in Geffen Auditorium, Gonda Building, Mayo Clinic. A continental breakfast in the Plummer Library will begin at 7:15 AM followed by the morning sessions at Geffen, and we will conclude with lunch in the Plummer Library. You are also invited to join us for breakfast and lunch.

"Dr. Jack": At 8:00 AM there will be a short reading by a member of the Library staff from the book Dr. Jack, the Helping Dog. Author Matt Dacy, Illustrator Bob Morreale, Dr. Jack's owner Marcia Fritzmeier and Dr. Jack will present "Two Paws Up: The Story Behind the Story of Dr. Jack the Helping Dog". ("Dr. Jack" is a miniature pinscher and part of the Animal Assisted Therapy Program at Mayo Clinic).

"No Time to Think": At 9:30 David M. Levy, Ph.D. will deliver a keynote address on technology and information overload entitled "No Time to Think". Dr. Levy is professor, Information School, the University of Washington, Seattle. A technologist by training, with a Ph.D. in computer science from Stanford, he worked for twenty years as a researcher in the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) where he focused on the nature of documents and the tools used to create them. His book, Scrolling Forward: Making Sense of Documents in the Digital Age (Arcade, 2001) explored the nature and cultural significance of the transition from paper to digital forms. During the academic year 2005-2006, he was the holder of Papamarkou Chair in Education and Technology at the Library of Congress where his research focused on information and the quality of life. Dr. Levy will share his belief that "today's information overload requires not just better management of information but the creation of space and time for thinking and reflection".

Please join us on Monday, October 11th for Dr. Jack's heartwarming story and Dr. Levy's lecture "No Time to Think". There is no formal registration and no cost, but we would like to know in advance if you will be joining us for some or all of the program, particularly if you will be joining us for breakfast or lunch so that we can make sure that we have enough food. If you are able to join us please let Barb Tarpenning know by Friday, October 1, 2010.

May 3, 2010

Registration for HSLM June 4, 2010 Workshops

Registration for the June 4, 2010 HSLM continuing education workshops is now open!

We are pleased to offer two sessions this year:

Screencasting: Creating Online Tutorials, open only to HSLM members. Seats are
limited and will be filled on a first come first serve basis.

Issues in Scholarly Communication for Health Sciences Librarians is open to all.

Workshop registration is free to all current HSLM members. After the morning workshops, please join us for lunch and the HSLM Annual Meeting. All events will be held at Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, MN.

December 4, 2009

ACRL Science & Technology Section Opportunities

Hello!

As Vice-Chair of the ACRL Science & Technology Section (STS) it is my responsibility this year to ensure that this continues to be a vibrant and relevant organization, which requires engaged and enthusiastic participation from the community.

I am writing to invite you all to help out and join an STS committee or discussion group! Opportunities are available in every possible area of interest from assessment to information literacy to research.

The deadline for volunteering is February 15, 2010 but don't wait - sign up today!

To serve on a committee, you must:

· Be a member of ALA, ACRL, and the STS for the duration of the appointment

· Submit an electronic appointment acceptance form

Most appointment offers will be made before April 30, 2010, and all appointments will be confirmed by June 1, 2010. If you have any questions about the STS or about appointments please feel free to contact me directly. If you have questions regarding the volunteer form or process, please contact ACRL Program Coordinator Adam Burling at aburling@ala.org or 312-280-2521.

The next few years are going to be exciting for the section, especially as we approach the 50th Anniversary of the STS to be celebrated in New Orleans in June 2011.